FRONTIERS SUGGESTS: Our top picks for the next 14 days

SAT., JULY 5

The Best of Times

The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles is transported from Saint-Tropez nightclub to a Silver Lake bar and pays homage to cultural icons and history, inspired by the glory days of old-style drag bars, cabarets, and entertainers. Knightsbridge Theatre. Saturdays and Sundays through July 13 $30. 323/667-0955. www.knightsbridgetheatre.com

SUN., JULY 6

Get In Line

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning A Chorus Line that has entertained audiences since 1976 is ending its L.A. run! Don't miss the chance to catch up with the Broadway hopefuls as they audition their little hearts out and bare their souls for our enjoyment! Dance: 10, Looks: 11! Ahmanson Theatre. Closes Sunday, July 6. $30-100. 213/628-2772. www.cen tertheatregroup.org

MON., JULY 7

Midnight Train to Georgia

Our very own 88's Cabaret teams up with Broadway composer Georgia Stitt for one memorable night! Stitt, an L.A. resident known for her work with Tony Award-winning productions like Avenue Q and Titanic, is making a buzz in the theater communities on both coasts. Join her and 88's as they razzle dazzle your socks off to promote her new album This Ordinary Thursday. Republic Restaurant. 8:30 p.m. $20 (w/ dinner reservations.) 8:30 p.m. 310-360-7070. www.myspace.com/eightyeightscabaret.

Homo Must

WED., JULY 9

Outfest Is Back!

Outfest returns in full force with an amazing cinematic lineup! Everyone's favorite outspoken activist/comedian Margaret Cho introduces the first screening of this year's festival, Breakfast With Scot, a comedy about two butch lovers raising an 11-year-old boy with a penchant for feather boas and glitter. Opening night gala at the Orpheum Theatre. 8 p.m. $30-150. For a detailed screening schedule and pricing, see www.outfest.org

FRI., JULY 11

Fit For An Angel

Author Mike Pingel's passion for all things angelic has culminated in his new book The Q Guide to Charlie's Angels, which he will be signing in West Hollywood. Get the inside scoop on the classic series and relive the time when the hair was big, the guns were hot, the teeth were bright, and the ladies were flawless! A Different Light. 7:30 p.m. www.adlbooks.com

Miss Saigon Herself!

Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and Theatre World Award-winning international superstar Lea Salonga takes center stage once again. For one night only, the original Miss Saigon of the London and Broadway stages belts out hits in her final North American appearance of 2008. Walt Disney Concert Hall. 8:30 p.m. $30-115. 213/365-3500. www.ticketmaster.com

SAT., JULY 12

Cinematic Sextet

The six short films that comprise Boys' Shorts hail from all over the globe and address the plights and romances of men of varying ages, speaking to universal gay experiences for two days in a row. Directors Guild of America. Also Sun., July 13 (5:30 p.m.) $12. 213/480-7065. www.outfest.org

TUES., JULY 15

Portrait of an Artist

The new documentary Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell follows the eventful life of the composer from his humble Midwestern beginnings to the avant-garde sensation he became in the Manhattan underground art scene before his death in 1992. Directors Guild of America. 7 p.m. $18. 213/480-7065. www.outfest.org

Compiled by Brian Padgett

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